Father of the Beat Generation and author of On the Road, Jack Kerouac remains one of the most intriguing figures in the counter-cultural revolution of the 1950s. This two-disc Collector's Edition includes a 1986 documentary that delineates the impact of fame and notoriety on an essentially reticent manówith interviews with fellow Beat writers Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Gregory Corso, as well as appearances by Kerouac on Steve Allen's and William F. Buckley's TV shows. A 2011 follow-up, The Beat Goes On, provides a more intimate perspective on the writer, a detailed overview of his writing, and a panel discussion of the Beat Generation, which includes Burroughs, Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, and Abbie Hoffman.